ST. GEORGE, SC, Circuit Court Blocks use of Diocese of South Carolina Identity
ST. GEORGE, SC, Circuit Court Blocks use of Diocese of South Carolina Identity by anyone outside Diocese
Temporary restraining order bans use of Diocese's name, trademarks, symbols
Diocese of South Carolina Release
January 23, 2013
South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane S. Goodstein today issued a temporary restraining order that prevents The Episcopal Church (TEC) and parishes and individuals associated with it from assuming the identity of the Diocese of South Carolina.
The judge's order states, in part: “No individual, organization, association or entity, whether incorporated or not, may use, assume, or adopt in any way, directly or indirectly, the registered names and the seal or mark of The Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina.”
The order specifically prohibits all but a handful of Diocesan employees, directors and trustees who are specified by name from using the Diocese's identity.< ![CDATA[
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2013-01-23 17:18:09
Source: http://www.virtueonline.org/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=17125
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